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March 6,1997 The Banner Page 3 mi Stubbs’ message ‘reprehensible’ Dear Editor, Mr. Stubbs, as a Christian and a feminist, I was deeply disgusted by your letter to The Banner in last week’s issue. The Creator may have designed women and men’s “very natures to act, respond, and think in different ways.” Does this mean that men should sexually assault women? Does this mean that our society should hold up a standard of female beauty that is both un healthy and unnatural? Does this mean that women should be con sidered mindless, frivolous play things? Does this mean that a woman with a God-given gift for political leadership or a man with a God-given gift for child-rearing should deny his/her gift for the fear of being considered “abnormal?” Does this mean that women should not possess the same economic, po litical, and social rights as men? No, Mr. Stubbs. The answer is a re sounding no. Feminists fight against these evils to make the world a better place for all of us. For you to suggest that women who join “the equality bandwagon” and carry out this struggle are acting unnaturally and in violation of God’s design is, at best, grossly presumptuous and, at worst, morally reprehensible. Sharon Baggett Freshman, undeclared Reader ‘moved’ to write ? Dear Editor, I have never before felt moved to write The Banner and air my opin ions, but Berry Stubbs idiocy has finally gotten the better of me, and I feel I must respond to his ridicu lous letter on feminism published last week. What I would like to know, first and foremost, is why should any one believe you when you say that, “an authority, higher than yours and my say-so, decreed that men and women were, in fact, equal in one sense, Ijjit not interchangeable,” and that women should be content Perspectives Letters to the Editor with the “different gifts, roles, and functions” allotted them? As far as I am concerned, Mr. Stubbs, you are not God’s mouthpiece, and you have no more right than anyone else to tell me that my life choices are limited because I wasn’t “de signed” for certain roles. It is true that men and women are different, but the kind of differ ences you hold so dear require women and men to limit the scopes of their aspirations and accomplish ments for the sake of stereotypes which only maintain the status quo, the painful, debilitating gap that exists between men and women, and the deluded fantasies of closed- minded, repressed people such as yourself. It seems to me that you are not the champion of repressed womankind you would have others to believe, but, in fact, you align yourself with the authority that works so hard to preserve stereotypical gender roles in our society and perpetuate the second-class status of women. By . your reasoning, the sexist structure designed by our patriarchal society is the only way and—hold on—the work of God as well. Cybele Phillips Senior, art Title inappropriate Dear Editor, I’m glad that “Campus Pastor” Berry Stubbs has somehow discov ered that men and women are not exactly the same. But I must won der just where he found this star tling bit of information. I was com pletely confused by his references to racism and Nazi Germany and their arguments “for such particu lar social understandings.” (Did Hitler invent feminism? Is Strom Thurmond a feminist?) I consid ered taking up the authority argu ment to point out that the “de signer of genders”—evolution— probably didn’t have men like him in mind when the idea of two sexes for purposes of reproductive pur poses was thought up, but then I thought, ‘Why bother?’ Evolution is kind of like gravity; you can take it or leave it, and if you don’t want to believe in either, then it’s no affair of mine. I found Stubbs’ question, “What is your source of authority?” offen sive in the utmost. Not so much because of the arrogance it implies, or the hypocrisy, or even the plain old ignorance. I found it offensive because of “Campus Pastor” Berry Stubbs’ title. Who exactly made him “Campus Pastor,” and do we really have an official “Campus Pas tor” at UNCA. Are we paying him? If any part of my fees went to his paycheck, I expect a refund, with interest. If hot, then I think he should quit being so arrogant as to claim to represent me (as a member of the campus community) in any way, shape, or form. I don’t go around calling myself “Campus Atheist” just because of my beliefs. Maybe I should though. Joshua Welch Senior, German Thanks for support Dear Editor, I would like to take this opportu nity to express my sincere thanks and appreciation to all of the fac ulty/staff members and students here at UNCA for their kind words and support during my six-month leave ofabsence due to my personal battle with cancer. I would especially like to thank those who contributed sick leave to me and those in personnel and other administrative offices that worked with me to see that I re turned to my position as a campus police officer. I have worked as an officer at UNCA for over five years, and I can honestly say that I have enjoyed working here very much. This is mainly due to my relation ships with my fellow officers and office staff and the kind and caring attitudes that I have received from many faculty and staff members. UNCA is a great place to work, and I feel fortunate to be a part of the campus community. I really did not realize how much I liked it here until I was away from it for six months. I plan to resume my duties as a campus police officer full-time very soon, and, even though I am not sure of what lies ahead for me in the future, I thank God for another day of life. Thank you. Jerry Adams Department of Public Safety Congratulations to Homecoming Dear Editor, I want to congratulate the student organizations that sponsored Homecoming. They did an out standing job. Many may not realize how much planning and organiz ing these student groups did to make certain the weekend was a success. As a member of the alumni asso ciation, I was pleased to see so many students and alumni at all of the events. It was exciting to see the campus buzzing with so much en ergy. My friends and I always enjoy coming “home” and reliving our college experiences. I hope every one had a good time and will want to come “home” year after year. Again, congratulations and thanks to all those who made Homecom ing 1997 a huge success. Renee Rallos UNCA Class of 1993 The Banner made a mistake Dear Editor, I would like to take this opportu nity to address the unintentional misrepresentation I received in last week’s Banner article covering the new student conduct process. In that article, I was misquoted as ques tioning the structure of the system and the responsibility of certain individuals in it. While there may be room for minor adjustments, I am still highly in favor of the new process and the students and staff members who ovgrsee it. As a former justice of the old stu dent court and a member of the task force which recommended the new conduct process, I am very familiar with both systems. I am very much in support of the current process because I believe it serves students best. In designing the cur rent system, the student/staff task force made it clear, for the first year, the system needed to be flexible to refinement. The case discussed in The Banner article has certainly identified some potential areas for fine-tuning. I am confident that the dialogue, which has already begun, will address these matters in a manner which further strength ens the system. If there are any questions, com ments, or suggestions concerning the conduct committee and its de velopment, I can be reached at the Student Government Office at 251 - 6685, or by e-mail at samariaca @unca.edu. Sergio Mariaca Student Body President There are answers in motor scooters Dear Editor, I yearn for the good old days when I could ride my motor-scooter all around the campus and always find a place to park. I could even park right outside my classroom and also at the entrance to the library. But no more. It’s understandable that rules have to be made about this kind of traffic. However, with the increased use of automobiles (does everybody have one?), we are having to search for a parking space, and the university has to spend more money to build more parking lots for this present group of afflu ent students. But, wouldn’t it be easier if more were encouraged to discard their automobile and use a motor scooter? They cost a lot less than a car, and they can travel at a top speed of 35 mph. Think of all the benefits we could enjoy: no need to build more park ing lots remote from our classrooms, easy accessibility to parking spaces, tremendous savings in costs of cars, gasoline, etc. Just a thought. Charles Cunningham College for Seniors Long-term rewards important Dear Editor, In Dr. Bell’s excellent letter pub lished earlier this semester, he pointed out that the data provided in The Banner's article on starting salaries did not reflect lifelong earn ing potential and should not be given serious weight in selecting a major. Because he was contrasting earn ings for economic majors with earn ings for accounting majors, he sug gested that we send an accompany ing letter to point out that UNCA’s accounting graduates have access to a more technical subject within a liberal arts environment. Short term rewards are not nearly as important as long term rewards. Selecting a major for no better rea son than because it offers immedi ate access to employment ignores the reality that the first job is almost never the last career choice, that having a job is not the same as having meaningful work, and that many interesting jobs are not disci pline specific. Within the context of a liberal arts university, we who teach account ing try to impress upon our stu dents that the education we are giving them is no more than a frame work upon which they will build. Furthermore, accounting majors learn that skills of critical and ana lytical thinking are very appropri ately applied to issues of career de velopment. Our graduates have used their degrees to follow traditional careers in accounting and to follow other interests that are far from tradi tional. While we are delighted with students who have gone on to be come partners in CPA firms, we are also delighted with our grads who have run not-for-profits, become chefs, and developed entrepreneur ial interests. Students should declare majors where their interests lie, then use analytical skills and creative think ing to discover pathways to satisfy ing employment. Members of the Faculty Who Teach Accounting The prostate really does looks like a valentine Dave Barry columnist You can say what you want about ing “Dewey defeats Coolidge.” us newspaper journalists. That is the high standard of accu- You can say that we are atheistic, racy to which we hold ourselves, liberal, family-hating, snake-wor- And that is why, today, I want to shipping, communist perverts. correct a statement that I made in You can say that we dress like the a recent column about a police character Ratso in the 1969 movie officerinaFinnishcitycalledEspoo “Midnight Cowboy” and appar- who invented a harpoon for cars, ently have our hair styled by angry In that column, I stated that Fin- wrens. land is also known as “Norway.” But the one thing you can’t say Shortly thereafter, I received doz- about us is that we don’t admit our ens of letters, and do you know mistakes. what they said? That’s right: I may Yes, we have made some “doozies. ” have already won $ 10 million! Everyone remembers the famous But I also received a lot of letters, 1948 picture of Harry Truman some of them quite angry in tone, holdingacopy o{ The Chicago Tri- stating that Finland is not also {>une with a huge front-page head- known as “Norway.” line declaring “Dewey defeats A typical statement came from Truman.” But what people don’t PattyYoung, who wrote: “Though remember is that the very next day, Finland and Norway are both The Tribune corrected that error within Europe, they are two indi- with a front-page headline declar- vidual countries.” Another writer. Elisabeth Natti, noted that “Fin- Person Barfing.” land was the only foreign country 3. None of this should be con- that paid off its World War I debt to strued in any way as a criticism of the United States.” Neil Diamond. She also took issue with my sug- Now that we’ve cleared that up, gestion that the civic motto of Espoo let’s get to the real purpose of this should be “The City That Sounds column, which is an alarming medi- Like A Person Spitting.” She states cal discovery that was made during that “there is no ‘Pe’ sound in the Valentine Season by alert reader S. Finnish alphabet,” and therefore Scott Hanan, M.D., a family prac- “Espoo” is pronounced “Es-Boo.” titionerwho apparently has (1) ac- So, I wish to sincerely apologize cess to medical research materials and issue the following corrections: and (2) a lot of spare time. Dr. Hanan’s discovery, which he backs up with six pages of diagrams from medical books, is that — pre pare to be shocked — the human heart is not shaped like the valen- tine-style “heart” that is used in candy boxes, cartoons, tattoos, and the signatures of women named Brandi. By way of proof. Dr. Hanan sent a medical diagram of a human heart. It looks like a member of the mol- lusk family. Right next to this dia gram, for comparison purposes. Dr. Hanan who notes, “I am a medical doctor, and therefore more than qualified to comment on such mat- 1. Finland is not also known as ters,” has drawn a standard valen- “Norway.” Finland is, in fact, also tine “heart” and written “I don’t known as “Sweden.” think so!”And that is not all. Dr. 2. The civic motto of Espoo should Hanan has also reviewed the medi- be “The City That Sounds Like A cal literature to see if any human while later, she called back to read this statement, which I am not making up: “The doctor is correct about the shape of the human heart. How ever, Hallmark decided to sacrifice accuracy for sales after the poor performance of the following verse: “Valentine, I’d follow you clear ‘cross state. IQtlY PROSTATeI men walking around with the word “For you hold the key to my “Mom” tattooed on a picture of a prostrate.” prostate gland. But the biggest im- So, that settles that. All that re pact has to be on the greeting-card mains to be done now is for who- industry, which I imagine will have ever is in charge of these things to to recall the billions of prostate send Dr. Hanan his Nobel Prize cards it has sold over the years. and a large cash award. Speaking of In an effort to gauge the extent of which, I have this important an- this crisis, I called the Hallmark nouncement for those nations that greeting-card company, which is have not yet paid off their World located in Missouri (also known as War I debts to the United States: “Kansas”). I spoke with spokesper- it’s not too late! Send the money to son Allison Novela and told her me, and I assure you that will be the about the heart/prostate situation, end of it. She checked into it, and, a short The Chicago Tribune DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN (Vfet±iink) P.S. PLEASE IGNORE THE ABOVE HEADLINE organ is shaped like a valentine. He found one: it is the prostate gland. He enclosed several prostate dia grams, and there can be no medical doubt: it’s a dead ringer. This discovery has major implica tions, and not just for people who play bridge (“I bid three prostates”). It also means that there are thou sands, perhaps millions, of hairy
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